Cover of Look Down in Mercy

Look Down in Mercy

  • 1951 first published
  • 288 pages
  • 15 editions

Walter Baxter's Look Down in Mercy (1951) is a gay fiction play. The story is set in Great Britain and India, during World War II. Key subjects include gay men, nurses, British and gay soldiers.

9 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions.

It runs to roughly 288 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Gay men
  • Nurses
  • Coming out, Sexual orientation
  • British
  • Gay soldiers
  • Adultery
  • Soldiers
  • Identity
  • Drama
  • LGBTQ fiction before Stonewall
  • Virginia

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Look Down in Mercy?

Look Down in Mercy was written by Walter Baxter and first published in 1951.

What genre is Look Down in Mercy?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is Look Down in Mercy?

The median edition has 288 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Look Down in Mercy?

Readers who like it often enjoy Consenting Adult, The Lost Language of Cranes and Comfort & Joy.

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